The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-11
GEN. GORDON IN OHIO.
The Georgia Governor Explains Why South.
srn People Stand BY Jefferson Davis.

CINCINNATI, o., Oct. 2o.-In his speech
here last night Gov Gordon, OF Georgia, al
luded 10 the reception Of Jefferson Davis at
Macon as follows: Tits charged that We
cheered Jeff Davis. Does that mean going
to war asain7 Let us Feasoni Suppose We
didn't; suppose we turned our back on this
pale-fneed, broken-down old msn7 What
did be do that hadn't done l don't think
] shot any body, but / tried pretty hard.
You might ask me- TO turn the cold shoulder on
the wife Of my bosom. She went With me 10
the fIont She followed me to camp, shared
my dangers even 70 the picket and At dInes
in danger OF battle, and under Providence /
owe 70 her tender nursing that my life wRs
spared me. Why should / hate herr
IL we should turn our backs on that man,
refuse him our synlpathiee, we would merit
the EcoRn OF every brave man in this audi
enoe, and you would feel Is bitter contempt
for M. When JEFF Davis left the United
States senete he left IL with regret and full
o. political h1Hor, For our sakes he BECAME
poor and was debarRed forever from political
circles ~ his own country. He lingera to-
day with broken health and scarcely q place
10 lay mis- head dragging sitter him wounded
limbs, Ylth increasing suffering TINS fol-
lowed him from Bnena Vista,
What would you think Of me II ! said
10 hence have no more use for your
an not going 70 say II: | would have con-
stage) Il he went back on Tire grand ga name
q, Abraham LINCOLN. Put yourself IN the
other fellows place, IL was my fortune 4
few weeks ago a. PlliiRdelphia 10 take part IN
q celebration OF the adoption Of the Consti.
tuition. and Bhen Georgia lad taken her part
! was proud 81 1 stood on the street To BaA The
shattered remnant Of the Union army, bear,
lng tho shattered remnants Of the old Hhga,
and 90 they, were viewed by that October
light amid the Shouts OF 10, 900 throatH,
felt that thrill that know was pul6ating III
tae veins o. strong, grand men, rennuHntg, Of
the grapd Army Of tie Heppblie, WhJ
shouldn't ~ They were cpnsecratRd To cause
which, 10 those who gathered around them,
WRs hs holy az honor and truth. ! wopd
have no faith in home ard liberty II these
men did not love their Old flags.
80, too, we loved ours. Let ms get out
/ OF the universe whom hatred Of the South
| Is called loyalty TO the North. j am going Il
| show you that OnT children should love thetl
do instiee. Ras there any honor IN carry
| ing these old fagsg They, too, were woven
4 by the pitilOtio hands Of southern women.
They We're delivered 10 husbands aud broth
/ eTs-conSecrated BY tears and prayers, som,
/ were rent With bullets blacigened with gun
| brave.
fedefate dead7 Hhg7 Gen, Grant, tn
/ greatest General Of the Union army, said IL
1 was willing to share in the dedication Of I
monumept 10 the Confederate dead. Their
Isn't good sense in any man who tries II
aANtAf4s aNAA El-AtA8A+Es AAN tAINE IVY AANttA
your votes. YOu see in some Of your paper
column after column about rebel tiagz.
were in all thef Rfeet central City OF 9laeoI
\ b few Goafeaefste flags and 30, 900 Qf Star
1 and AtTipeF,s nd yet some people ere % color
4 blind tlaBt they could not see anything bn
4 rebel hhRs, and gel every cgrriage th9f Dor
| JEFF Davis and the horses that drew him wer
literally covered Nth Union flags. HE VeT2
house that be was in was 90 covered viii
them as 10 alpost blind him, Some speeebc
| we're made. 4 leader was chosen " preapn
I a mement0 of affection to his wifei and tai
/ great climax Of 1t was that the Union wa
TepIeRented on q trJner BASIC than aYef.W